Max Verstappen is the trendy name in the Formula 1 and it is not for less: the Dutchman is its current two-time champion The maximum with Red Bull. And his ambition (more talent) signals that he won’t stop at what he’s achieved. He wants to break all the records…
The SportingNews revisits not only Max’s sporting history, but also his family, heritage, contracts and passions outside the world of motorsport.
Max Verstappen: a whole wheeled family supporting the great champion
Max Verstappen, Belgian by birth (raised in said country) but Dutch by choiceHe was destined to be a racing driver. His son Joseph VerstappenexF1 with more than 100 Grand Prix (two podiums) and Sophie Kubinalso with a background in the world of competitive karting, he started in motorsport when he was just 4 years old.
He quickly attracted attention for his speed and competitiveness, the one her dad aggravated. Jos dedicated himself to training Max, with good and not so good methods. While Verstappen Jr. looks back on his childhood with laughter and joy, his mentor’s demands were excessive: even He came to hit him.
The event, said by both protagonists, is today remembered with grace but shows how the young man who made his debut at the age of 17 years and 166 days (the youngest in history, a record that perhaps no one can take away from him since The maximum decided that they will not be able to run under the age of 18). Even, Josh defended his actions: after the punch to the helmet, his son won.
His closeness to motorsport doesn’t end with his parents: it’s currently his friend picket cell, daughter of Nelson, a three-time world champion, and sister of Nelsinho, a former pilot. The Brazilian, born in Germany, had a relationship with the Russian in the past Daniil Kvyat (110 pathologists), with whom a daughter.
While there are no hard feelings between Kvyat and Max, Not only did the Dutchman “steal” his ex-partner, but also his position in F1. In 2016, the Russian started the year at Red Bull, but just three races later there was a castling with AlphaTauri: Verstappen moved up. At that Spanish Grand Prix, there was a victory for the two-time world champion, who went on to become the youngest winner, aged 18 years and 228 days.
Max Verstappen: his obsession with video games and duels with Lando Norris
Verstappen is afraid of spiders and sharksbut not to the challenges: he usually faces Lando Norris in video games. Max, who is a fan of Belgium’s Genk (his grandfather was club chairman) and also cheers for Holland’s PSV and Spain’s Barcelona, enjoys playing FIFA and even Red Bull boss Christian Horner has commented that this it happened “14 hours in front of the console the weekend of the 2021 United States Grand Prix.”
With the McLaren driver, he broadcast three duels on the Englishman’s Twitch channel and took victory in each of those games. The rest of the grid has also highlighted Max’s virtues with the joystick.
Is Max Verstappen a millionaire?
Verstappen was born into a wealthy family with enough resources to fund his career, but his talent didn’t just fill his windows with titles but also his pants with dollars.
He is estimated to have pocketed $35 million in the 2022 season. To this we have to add what he has earned since his debut in F1 in 2015: his assets would exceed 200 million taking into account the salary plus contracts with different sponsors.
